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...victims critical of the Labor Department's enforcement record. Suzanne Boutros of Plainfield, Ind., described how her 17-year-old son was killed while driving a pizza truck. Matthew Garvey told about losing his leg in a drying machine while working as a 13-year-old at a car wash. The fine: $400. "It is shocking to learn," said Lantos, "that thousands of youngsters are jeopardizing their education, health and safety by working too many hours, too late at night, and in dangerous, prohibited occupations...
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...discovered that flashing pulses of pure, white light at closed eyes causes patients to see kaleidoscopic images. They also noted that by controlling patterns of audio and visual pulses, they could cause the brain to change states. Researchers like Thomas Budzynski of the St. Luke Medical Center in Bellevue, Wash., learned that inducing an alpha state could help relax patients and ease chronic pain. Creating theta states helped people to improve motivation and even stop smoking...
...write a book about her collection. A numismatist has electronically cataloged , his 65,000 rare coins. A beekeeper in Hawaii is putting out a newsletter using the latest technology for desktop publishing. "It has been a ball," says Clark, who recently started a new SeniorNet center in Bellevue, Wash. "No matter how old you are, a guy's got to have his toys...
...months in Europe and Toronto instructed new employees in company standards of quality, politeness and service. "Smiling and looking people in the eye are not things they do naturally," says a McDonald's executive. Using manuals translated into Russian and videotapes, the trainees have learned everything from how to wash windows and mop floors to the proper way to assemble a Big Mac. Customers have some learning to do too. Because Soviets are unaccustomed to eating finger food, many of those invited to a preview disassembled the Big Mak and ate it layer by layer. Despite the cultural hurdles, Cohon...